A total 1220 people received their first Covid-19 vaccination during a three-day drive in Forbes and that's boosted Forbes' first dose vaccination rate to a whopping 79 per cent, in figures released by Forbes Shire Council.
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Health and the Australian Defence Force delivered the pop-up clinic to Forbes Town Hall over three days, and the opening morning saw queues stretching around the block.
Forbes Police Inspector Shane Jessep said he had been impressed with the cooperation of all the agencies involved.
"The people of Forbes can be congratulated on the great roll-up and on the patience and courtesy shown on the day," he said.
Health District Chief Executive Scott McLachlan has thanked everyone who attended as well as all those who have sought vaccination through other local GPs and pharmacies.
"Vaccinations will help you stop getting really crook," he said again on Tuesday.
"They are the best thing we can do to stop us ending up in intensive care, ending up on life support or in a pretty scary situation for all of your family and friends."
As of Tuesday there were four people in intensive care and on a ventilator in the Western NSW Local Health District.
That was out of 615 total Covid cases.
Dubbo GP Dr Ai-Vee Chua on Wednesday extended her message about vaccination to the region - and said it was excellent to see so many people in the western region communities coming forward to get vaccinated.
"The two vaccines we have are very good vaccines... both the Astra Zeneca and the Pfizer vaccine have been rigorously tested right across the world and in Australia," she said.
"By now we've had over five billion doses of Covid vaccines administered across the world, and over 19 million doses of Covid vaccine administered in Australia.
"From that we have a wealth data, not only about the effectiveness but also the safety profile.
"It's reassuring to know that one dose of vaccine will give you 70 per cent protection by two to three weeks after that first dose - and that will protect you from that serious illness that lands people in hospitals, needing to go on breathing machines and death from Covid infection.
"After two doses you will have 90 per cent protection against serious infection from Covid."
Dr Chua said she had spent many hours trawling through clinic trial material and research findings, attending multiple meetings and webinars about the Covid vaccines.
"From there was able to make a decision whether this was something that I needed to have, my family needed to have, my patients needed to have," she said.
"I can say with 100 per cent certainty that we've got very good vaccines here but your own GPs would have gone through the same process in trawling through that information and making sure they've got the correct information to pass on to you.
"So a special note about being careful about what you read in social media channels ... but instead talk to your trusted health professional. That may be your GP, it might be a trusted nurse, other specialist or other allied health person.
"Please talk to the right people to get the right information."
Vaccination is available through Forbes' GPs and pharmacies: the quickest way to find an appointment is to go online to the government's vaccination eligibility checker.
You can also speak to a pharmacist or your GP about vaccination.